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Site planning risk brief

IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLARA , NEAR CLARA , CO OFFALY

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

14% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 257 decisions within 5 km, 3 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 5 structured appeals.

Matched source
18314
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage. “Not yet covered” means no conclusion is drawn while source datasets or policy extraction are still being loaded.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

3 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

3 matched

Zoning and settlement

Not yet covered

Current indexed zoning and settlement layers are intersected with the selected site where coverage exists.

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

Current section-and-page citations have not yet been loaded for this authority.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Not yet covered

Each layer reports its own coverage; missing coverage never appears as a clean result.

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

5 structured nearby appeal records.

5 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

Historic extracted references are not presented as current policy; verified citations are still being loaded.

257Nearby applications
3Site-linked candidates
14%Nearby refused
5Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

18314

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM WILL COMPRISE THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SOLAR PV ARRAYS MOUNTED ON METAL FRAMES ON AN APPROX 29.7HA SITE, INCLUSIVE OF A SINGLE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING, UP TO 8 INVERTER UNITS, A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREA AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES, BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCE WITH CCTV UNITS, AN ACCESS TRACK, ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS (INCLUSIVE OF GROSS FLOOR SPACE OF PROPOSED WORKS UP TO 213.6SQM). THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT AND STAGE 1 SCREENING FOR APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT

Granted0.0 km19 December 2018
2460338

The development and operation of a c. 14MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm at this 29.75ha site located off Curragh Road (L20171) in the townland of Clara, near Clara, Co. Offaly. The application seeks a 10-year permission with an operational lifetime of 35 years. The development will consist of: • Approximately 38,000 panels on ground mounted metal frames, with a maximum height above ground of 3.17 metres, including string inverters mounted to the rear of the panels; • 1 no. 38kV substation including 1 no. MV switch room, IPP control room, 1 no. ESB switch room, and associated electrical infrastructure; • 3 no. transformer units; • Underground cabling and ducting; • 1 no. temporary construction compound and ancillary facilities for the duration of the construction phase of the project; • Perimeter Fencing; • CCTV; • Site access provided from existing site access off Curragh Road (L20171), internal tracks, site landscaping and all associated site enabling and site development works. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

Granted0.0 km27 January 2025
20323

CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DWELLING (268.4SQ M) & DOMESTIC GARAGE (27SQ M) AND FOR A NEW DOMESTIC ENTRANCE ONTO THE PUBLIC ROADWAY. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

Granted1.0 km18 September 2020
2460210

Construction of a four bedroom dwelling with garage. The application will also include a new domestic entrance and boundary treatments, effluent treatment system, percolation area, associated site-works landscaping and drainage.

Refused1.0 km29 July 2024
18165

AN EXISTING SHED COMPRISING FUEL STORE AND GARDEN TOOL STORE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Granted1.0 km05 June 2018
22467

DOMESTIC SHED/GARAGE AT THE REAR OF THE DWELLING HOUSE

Granted1.1 km02 November 2022

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 257 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €29 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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Deterministic risk prompts

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